convectron

convectron

[kən′vek‚trän]

(engineering)

An instrument for indicating deviation from the vertical which is based on the principle that the convection from a heated wire depends strongly on its inclination; it consists of a Y-shaped tube, each of whose arms contains a wire forming part of a bridge circuit.

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